Scientific Name:
Impatiens
x
hybrida
Pronunciation:
im-PAY-shunz ex HIB-rih-duh
Common Name:
hybrid impatiens
Family Name:
Balsaminaceae
Plant Type:
Annual
Key ID Features:
Leaves ovate, acute, solid dark-green, margins hairy, crenulate; flowers < 8cm wide, spur, red, crimson, pink, purple,or white. New Guinea hybrids: leaves tricolor with red midrib, yellow arrow-shaped center and dark-green towards the margins.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Garden origin (I. walleriana, I. hawkeri, I. auricoma, etc.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 11: (above 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Hanging basket, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include
I. 'Blush Pink' (SunPatiens), I. 'Glow Yellow' (Fusion), and
I. 'Pink Sparkles' (Fanfare).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute, Cuspidate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Orange, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (GNH) GreeNHouse